Predicting teachers burnout based on their job motivation (A case study of primary school teachers in Tehran)

Somayyeh Fallah¹ Mohammad Narimani²

1) PhD Student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
2) Mohammad Narimani Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

IOI Code : XDKA-GZAEC
Publication : First National Student Scientific Conference on Psychology(cpssuma.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to identify the effect of job motivation on burnout in primary school teachers in Tehran. The theoretical framework of this research is shaped by the theories of Sarason, Maslash and Shuffle. The research method was descriptive-correlational which was done by survey method. The statistical population of the present study was all primary school teachers in Tehran in the second half of the academic year 1300-1400. According to Cochran s formula calculation at 5% error level, 200 people were estimated as the sample size and cluster random sampling method was performed. Data collection tools were standard burnout questionnaires of Maslash (1981) and job motivation of Salvanava and Shuffley (2001) and Alpha  0.70 for each variable indicated that the reliability of the questionnaire was acceptable. Data analysis was performed at both descriptive and inferential levels using SPSS software version 24. The results showed that job enthusiasm has a negative and significant effect on burnout in primary school teachers in Tehran. So that the components of job enthusiasm and job fascination from job enthusiasm had a negative and significant effect on burnout of primary school teachers in Tehran, but the component of endowment of work from job enthusiasm on burnout of first grade primary school teachers in Tehran had a positive and significant effect

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